ZEST 2K17 THE ELEMENTS Page 1 17 October 2017 ZEST 2017 Zest is a youth festival organ- 2nd Edition ised by Lingaya’s University every year in which numerous institutions and colleges from Delhi and NCR. Inside this issue: This year theme is PANCHTATTVA. Message from 2 HOD of LAW You all must be aware of Pan- chtattva. The word 'panchatatva' Message from 3 originates from Sanskrit, where "panch" stands for five and Asst. Professor "tatva" indicates elements. Following the universal law of life, School of EEE every thing on this planet is composed of five basic elements or Contribution from 4 the "panchamahabhutas". These are : Akash (Sky or Space), Head and coordinator Vayu (Air), Jal (Water), Agni (Fire) and Prithvi (Earth). Body as Earth: Contribution from 5 Subheads The earth - solid as it is - houses the soil, landscape, flora and fauna. With its tremendous magnetic fields and gravitational Contribution from 6 force, it keeps every living and non-living thing grounded to the Subheads earth. Water as Mind: Contribution from 7 Member @ Game Water is the source of life - and it flows within all of us. 70% of the earth is water and the same goes for the human body. Games 8 Fire as Intelligence: Fire is the source of energy and light. Light is important for making the beauty of the world visible to all of us - in all its ra- diant colours. Ar. Sanjeev Mahajan B. Arch., F.I.V H.O.D Architecture ZEST 2K17 PANCHATATTVA PAGE 2 College is a place where you can build a path for your entire future. In the monotonous life cycle of a stu- dent which mainly includes lectures and examina- tion as routine doses, college fest shows certain de- gree of fluctuations in the excitement level of stu- dents. No doubt the college life is incomplete without col- lege fest. The only reason why we should love fest are not because it acts as a catalyst to spark things up in one’s monotonous college schedule but there are lots of another exciting things in these fest which helps in the overall development of the student’s life. College fest usually provides an excellent platform for showcase all kinds of different talents ranging from Art, Educational, and Sports to informal ones. It gives an opportunity to stu- dents for increasing their social circle. With the help of these types of events you can discover your hidden talent. College fest provides a break from studies and gives you lots of fun, so after re- freshing yourself by such type of events you can recollect your energies for achiev- ing the heights in academics as well. Last but not the least the best part of college fest is that you can enjoy with your friend circle. So take part in your college fest i.e. “ZEST”, participate and organize it. Dr. Bhavana Sharma ( HOD Law) “INDIVIDUALLY , WE ARE ONE DROP TOGETHER, WE ARE AN OCEAN” ZEST 2K17 PANCHATATTVA PAGE 3 It is a great moment for me to convey my best wishes to all the students who are tirelessly working to make “ZEST-2017”, a grand success through this newslet- ter. “Panchatattva- The Elements” –theme for this year is rightly chosen in my sense and en- deavour. “ZEST” , A Cultural Festival organized by Lingaya’s University in the month of October, every year. This festival comprises of many activities across the differ- ent discipline of art, culture, music. Literature, theatre. Art, Culture, Music, Literature, Theatre (mainly five components) which helps to celebrate “ZEST-2017” with great enthusiasm and fervor. Inclusion of these major five components this year in “ZEST” celebration can be compared with five major components that is necessarily required for the existence of the Universe and Human Being i.e., “Panchatattva”. Panchatatva (panch + tatva) means five elements or the "panchamahabhutas". These are: Prithvi(Earth), Jal (Water), Agni (Fire), Vayu (Air) and Akash (Space). The entire universe is created by these five elements. The composition and mix of these elements in each form varies in degrees depending upon the structure, nature and func- tion of the created object. The variance of the mix is also what creates diversity in na- ture while the cycle of life perpetuates when all these five elements are present in a state of harmony. Each element is individually rich with its own core embryonic energy. We, as human beings are also born with the combination of these five elements. Under- standing the fundamental attributes of these elements helps us in assessing our own la- tent power, inherent natural traits and character building. We, can further understand based on the same above logic that “ZEST-2017” which have five major components. Students have also mix of these five different arts & culture that altogether makes them a complete human being. Lastly, the brief understanding of the 'panchatatva' should also guide us towards a better awareness of our environment and so ZEST will provides personality development to our students and many others reason to participate in it . Mr. Kapil Kumar Asst. Professor School of EEE ZEST 2K17 PANCHATATTVA PAGE 4 Basically College fests are meant to bring the college students of different back ground to come together with a motive to present, prove and conduct something with common goal. This gives a scope to present your personal views on number of issues, resolve the issues during the discussions, convince and lead the team to right direction, help others as a good team player ..so on and so forth.. Lot many hidden talents, like convincing power, logical thinking, team building, personal relationships are developed through these fests.. Everyone in- volved in this type of activity get an opportunity to prove his or her personality and develop the same to better level. And this year our college is conducting zest with the theme pan- chtattva. The five elements water, air, fire, space and earth are Praveen (Head) together known as “Panchtattva. Everything you see around is (Press Committee) manifested by these five elements. From the food you eat to the car you drive to the various climates you experience to different emotions you feel is triggered, created and manifested by the combination of these five elements in many different levels and vibrations. In fact you as a person are made of these five elements. Every living creature in this planet is influenced and governed by these five elements directly. Ans dance, painting, theatre ,literature, music are togeth- er like as panchtattva to our zest. PANCHATATTVA Being in college is a best part of time in life as everyone and apart from the curriculum there are various activities which should be re- membered in whole life, colleges fests are one of them. This year college fest's theme is "Panchatattva". Panchatattva is an sanskrit term, 'Panch' means five and 'tattva' means elements. Fol- lowing the universal law of life everything on this planet consists of basic five elements i.e. Akash (sky or space), Vayu (air), Jal (water) and Prithvi (earth). Our human body also made up of these 5 ele- Akash (Coordinator) ments. Bhagavad Gita 7th chapter lord Krishna says these ele- (Press Committee) ments are his separated energies. 5 elements can be linked to hu- man being as - body as earth, water as mind, fire as intelligence, air as awareness, sky as consciousness. I am obliged to be part of one of the prominent committee of zest 2k17. ZEST 2K17 PANCHATATTVA PAGE 5 “PANCHATATTVA” A blooming tree can be an inspiring sign of growth. Or it can seem like a potential loss; after all, blooms are soon to drop. Maybe we feel the tree blocks our view, or we notice the blossoms only in the company of a friend, or we question: how can this tree even exist?. These reactions reflect our variations of the Five Elements in Tra- ditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a system of correspondences that includes our psychological and physiological functions. Eve- ryone has all Five Elements, but the balance of elements changes in response to medical history, circumstance, and lifestyle chang- es, including -everything from fitness regimens to external thera- I. Bharath (Sub Head) pies. When our elements are in relative balance, Our emotional (Press Committee) and physical symptoms can change, and we can experience an im- proved quality of life. When we get good news, do we broadcast it on social media, look for a way to give back, ask for clarification, ponder the signifi- cance, When we carry groceries or get out of bed, what part of our body feels sore or stiff? If we had to choose one pain symptom as the most frustrating, where is it locat- ed? Earth is the only known planet in this universe where life is possible only because of the availability of water and oxygen. Water is most important necessity of life for all the living beings on the earth. Without water no one can exist even for a day. We also know that there is very less percentage of clean water means drinking water available on the earth. So, we should not waste clean water and save it for future generations. We should change our bad habits into posi- tive ones and spread awareness among people about the importance of clean water. We should promote the less use and saving of clean water to maintain the continuity of life on the earth. Without water life is not possible on the earth. All the living beings like human, ani- mals, plants, etc need water to grow, develop and live. Water is the only source of all lives here.